Required Textbook

Defining Your Research Question

Determine and define the clinical problem
· Frame this in a question format as it will help you determine the key concepts: population, intervention and outcome.
Generate a list of keywords using PICO
· Patient or Population (what is the disorder or disease)
· Intervention
· Comparison (if any)
· Outcome (what you are hoping to assess)

Clinical Question: When treating rotator cuff injuries, will physical therapy lead to a quicker return playing?P
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Databases

Bibliographic DatabasesPubMed
This is a great tool for finding primary biomedical journal articles with links to some full-text.CINAHL
This is a great tool for finding education, health promotion, and psychosocial health articles along with research articles.EBP DatabasesPubMed Clinical QueriesSpecial filters help you to find clinically based articles focused on therapy, diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, clinical prediction guidelines, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or medical genetics. Cochrane Library
A collection of evidence-based medicine databases.PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Contains abstracts of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physical therapy. Most trials have been rated for quality.

Citing Sources Using AMA

AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors (print version at Ref Desk R119 .A533 2007) is the style guide for the American Medical Association. The AMA style is used in the field of medicine and other related fields such as physical therapy. The in-text citations are numbered superscripts that correlate with the numbered references in the bibliography that appear in the order that they are cited. At present, the manual is in its 10th edition (2007). Below is a useful link for learning more about the citation style:

MyResNet

To access library databases from a laptop when on campus, make sure to sign up for a free MyResNet account. MyResNet is required for all students to use whenever accessing library databases on campus via a laptop. Some Macs allow students to use the ICAirnet, but double check or sing up for MyResNet just in case.
a) Open a browser and go to MyResNet.com
b) Start by choosing “Sign Up”
c) Fill in your Information
d) Submit by clicking “Create Your Free Account”
e) Log in, restart and you’re connected!